Automobile radiator-support.



R. H. WHITE.

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1912.

` Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

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VILLAGE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR-SUPPORT.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

ATo all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ROLLIN H. WHITE, a `citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland Heights Village, in the,county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful 'Improvement in Automobile Radiator-Supports, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de-lv scription.

This invention is a shock absorbing connection between theframe of an automobile Vand the radiator thereof, the object being to prevent` the jars and strains to which the frame is subjected in use, from being injuriously transmitted to the radiator or its supports, while at the same time holding the radiator always inproper working position.

`The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and pointed out definitely in they Th claims.,

In the drawing Figure l is a front elevation of an automobile frame and a radiator connected therewith according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation, the section being taken through one of the devices which connect a side of the radiator with Lthe automobile frame.`

Referrin to the parts by letters, A, A. represent t e two longitudinal side members of an automobile frame.

B represents the radiator which may be of any desired shape or construction.

C represents thedash which, it will be understood, is rigidly fixed to the automobile frame. It has not been thought necessary to show more than a part of this dash, because it is a part of practically every automobile.

D, D represent two cylinders which are rigidly fastened in upright positions to the sides of the radiator by suitable means, as, for example, bolts which engage vertical flanges d formed on said cylinder#- E, E represent piston rods which at their lower ends are respectively connectedto the side frame members A, A near the front ends thereof, preferably by means of alinedA transverse horizontal pivots F. Each of -these rods extends in a substantially vertical direction upward into one of the cylindersl passing freely through a hole. in the lower head d of the cylinder and passing into andv l pistone which must ft the cylinder in such wise that whilethe cylinder and iston may b e moved relatively, tlon between them `to prevent them l from having. any considerable freedom of motion.

s construction is in effect a friction dash pot, which, While permitting relative movement up and down of the radiator andautomoblle frame, prevents rapid movement, and specifically prevents any such vibration upand down as might otherwise take placel las the result of the actionof the springs/Gr, Gr, which yieldingly oppose motions of the radiator up or down.

In each cylinder vare two slightly compressed coil springs G, G', one lying between the piston and the upper head d', of the cylinder, and one lying between the piston and the lower head d of the cylinder. ese springs yyieldingly oppose relative movement between the plston and cylinder, but they absorb in a very large degree the shock and jar on the automobile frame which tendsn to produce such relative movement. Both of the heads d, d. screw into the ends of the cylinder and the upper head d has a hole d2 through which oil may be introduced into the cylinder.

In `order to hold the radiator in a substantially upright position a strut rod H is pivoted at its front end to the radiator near the top thereof and is pivoted at its near end to the dash,-both pivots being horizontal and transversely extended.

With the construction shown the radiator will not have any jiggling, rebounding movement, and yet it will be permitted to move relatively to the automobile frame slightly but sufficiently to prevent any substantial injury to it.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination of' anl automobile frame and a radiator, with two shock absorbing connections between the frame and the oppositeA sides of the radiator, each shock absorbing connection including .two springs which respectively oppose up and down movement 'of the radiator relative to the frame, and a friction dash pot which while permitting relative movement between the radiator and frame prevents rapid vibratory motion.

2. The combination of an automobile frame, and a radiator, with two shock absorbing connections between them, each conthere is suhcient fric-i v sisting of a substantially vertical cylinder ots connected to the automobile frame and which is fixed to one side of the radiator, a which extend upward into the two c linders substantially vertical rod which is connectrespectively, each rod having wit in the ed to the automobile Jframe and which eX- cylinder an enlarged piston which frictends upward into the associated cylinder, tionally'its within the cylinder, two springs each rod havin Awithin its c linder van enin each cylinder which yieldingly oppose I larged piston w ich frictiona ly fits the cylrelative motion of the cylinders and pisinder, and two springs in each cylinder tons, and a strut rod connected at its ends which ieldingl oppose relative motion of with the radiator and with some member the cylinder an piston. which is fastened to the automobile frame. 3. The combination of an automobile In testimony whereof, I hereunto allix my freine, and a radiato', with tvflo shock absignature in the presence of two witnesses.

soi in connections etween t em consisting o two substantially vertical cylinders ROLLIN H' WHITE' which are xed to the sides of the radiator, Witnesses:

two substantially vertical rods which are H. R. SULLIVAN,

pivoted on transverse horizontal alined piv- E. B. GILCHRIST. 

